H6767b H6767b
fish-spear, harpoon
This noun refers to a weapon used for spearing large fish or sea creatures, appearing in Job 40:31 (English 41:7) in God's challenge about capturing Leviathan. The question 'Can you fill his skin with harpoons?' emphasizes the creature's invulnerability to normal fishing weapons. The etymology connects to 'whizzing' or 'whirring,' suggesting the spear's sound in flight. This is specialized equipment for hunting large aquatic prey, distinct from nets or hooks.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A spear or harpoon designed for hunting fish or sea creatures. Job 40:31 (41:7 English) asks rhetorically whether anyone can fill Leviathan's hide 'with harpoons,' emphasizing the futility of attacking this monster with conventional weapons. The word derives from the sound the spear makes when thrown—a whizzing or whirring. This was specialized hunting gear for large fish, showing humanity's powerlessness against God's ultimate creation. 1×
AR["وَبِالسِّهَامِ"]·ben["আর-বর্শায়"]·DE["[ובצלצל]"]·EN["and-with-fish-spears"]·FR["et-ובצלצל"]·heb["ו-ב-צלצל"]·HI["और-मछली-के-भालों-से"]·ID["dan-dengan-tombak ikan"]·IT["e-in-e-con-fish-spears"]·jav["lan-kalayan-tumbak-ulam"]·KO["그리고-작살-로"]·PT["E-com-arpão-de-"]·RU["и-острогой"]·ES["y-con-lanza-de"]·SW["na-kwa-mkuki-wa-samaki"]·TR["ve-mızrak-ile"]·urd["اور-مچھلی-کانٹے-سے"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† II. [צִלְצָל] n.[m.] spear (from whizzing);—cstr. צִלְצַל דָּגִים Jb 40:31 fish-spear, harpoon.